Sam Thompson announced as winner of I’m a Celeb 2023
Piers Morgan’s son Spencer has slammed his father after he made a brutal dig at I’m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson and called him an “irritating reality TV halfwit.” Sam, 31, was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday evening and fought off ex-politician Nigel Farage and heavyweight boxer Tony Bellew to receive the most votes.
However, Piers took a swipe at Sam on X not long after his victory, typing: “Congrats to Nigel Farage on losing a public vote for the 7th time, this time to an irritating reality TV halfwit in the lowest-rated series of I’m A Celebrity. And for ending up engulfed with snakes, an appropriate final humiliation for the biggest snake in Britain.”
Spencer apologised on behalf of his father’s savage comment, saying: “Sam is a really nice and very switched on guy. Would like to apologise on dad’s behalf for this misinformed tweet.”
Many of Piers’ followers also lashed out and said that his words were “bitter” and “spiteful.” One person penned: “I’m no fan of Farage but that’s the most bitter and childish post I’ve read on here.”
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A second chimed in: “Ouch! Calling the winner a halfwit when he suffers from ADHD etc. Another shameful comment to add to the list. Please delete.”
A third typed: “No need to be so bitter .. there was no humiliation and he put in an excellent performance to get to the final day when you were all hoping and praying he would be first out ….”
A fourth said: “Unnecessarily nasty to call that young man a halfwit. Why would you choose such a derogatory term to refer to him? For all Farage’s fault -and I am certainly not a fan of his -but at least unlike you he wasn’t calling anyone names.”
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Piers has since apologised for his brutal comment and updated his Twitter post with the words: “My eldest son @spencermorgan93 knows @SamThompsonUK well and says he’s definitely not a halfwit, and is a really genuine down-to-earth guy who speaks highly of me. Apologies, Sam, I clearly misjudged you.”
Sam bravely opened up about his ADHD diagnosis during his time in the jungle. He previously decided to get tested and spoke about his journey in a Channel 4 documentary, Is This ADHD?. He was told that he had been living with the condition his whole life and underwent therapy after his diagnosis.
As Sam was announced the winner on Sunday night, it’s since been revealed that I’m A Celebrity suffered a huge drop in viewing figures compared to the 2022 finale. Only an average of 6.7 million tuned in, whereas an average of 10.1 million watched Jill Scott win last year.
Piers Morgan Uncensored airs weeknights at 8pm on TalkTV.
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